We are getting closer to the day of departure so it is time to get the right jabs. What vaccinations to get, well that depends on where you are going. Our trip is rather open, with no fixed day-to-day itinerary which means that we're not 100% sure where we will be in, say, 8 months' time. You also n...
We have just spent four days in the Peak District in the north of England, pootling about and enjoying the views. And, of course, sampling some excellent cake.
Last year we "raced" through the Peaks up and over the hills and down into and up out of the valleys. This part of the world is rather lum...
We had a bit of unfinished business to do with touring with our friends Peter and Janet, aka the Wowbaggers.
We planned to do a weekend tour and were looking for a place to go. Last weekend Peli and Mr. Wow were out pootling and spotted a nice site for a bit of camping. So plans were afoot, and we...
More wind, single track offroading, history, visit to Germany, two utterly brilliant campsites and even a song from Peli.
03/06/2011:
As normal my folks' B&B trumped any other. We left with full stomachs following a lovely breakfast on the terrace. With a light lunch packed we headed toward the...
Sandwich, sun, rolling hills, good company but missing two, the wind that became mountains and mum's yummy home made ice cream
31/05/2011:
Gus arrived on the dot of nine thirty and we had a good old natter before we had to part company with the Wowbaggers, with a tear in our eye. Fem cyklister b...
Basic toilet, HC Anderson birthplace and the train over the bridge to Sjælland and a trip to the hospital.
28/05/2011:
We woke up and found that the owners had left early and we still had the pressing problem of where and how to do our "bio break" as the Americans call it. With a bucket and some...
Lurgy, seasickness, the hunt for a hotdog and our first stay "i det fri" in Denmark and our first taste of the wind
25/06/2011:
The last two weeks I've been playing with a fluey-buggy thing that wouldn't really kick in properly. Which, of course, meant that two nights before our departure to Den...
This is taken from our recent week long cycling holiday in Croatia where we cycled on the Adriatic coast from Dubrovnik to Trogir just north of Split.
I'm writing this up mainly to tell you about my experience because I have read many other people's write ups about Croatia. And all have said the...
I know I'm a bit late to this, well I just spotted it. :)
Even if we were there a little over a month after the earthquake in September 2010 and experienced a rather hard after shock. We had our best holiday and cycle tour ever, our visit to New Zealand will stay in our hearts for ever.
We had w...
We spent nearly five weeks cycle touring in New Zealand on the south island and most nights we camped in our Blacks Octane 3 tent.
As we found in Australia, they have camping sorted here down under: utterly spotless facilities, and brilliant service. If you should visit New Zealand do not shy...
We 'camped wild' when we've failed to find a campsite for the night, to save money and when we have found a lovely spot to just relax for the night.
We haven’t wild camped much yet and are naturally still a bit nervous when we pitch up, Peli more than me. Of course, we do not want to tread on some...
Tired legs, flat country with very hilly views and great weather. Splashing out on a helicopter ride up and over and around Mt. Cook, absolutely fantastic.
Day one : 09/11/10
It was a very early start for us to get to the bus, again to save some time and get to see more of this wonderful island....
We didn't do much camping in Australia as we were lucky to have wonderful friends who let us stay at theirs. However, we managed five nights on campsites, caravan parks and in wilder campgrounds run by the National Parks and Wildlife Service.
What we found was brilliant service and very clean 'a...
New wheel, meeting new friends for a guided tour on less-travelled tracks. Being gob-smacked by the service from bus companies down here. Warming up from frozen in a B&B next to a log fire. Friendly people in the local hotel/bar.
Day One : 02/11/10
With the help of Paul and Penny, aka The Two Ps...
Steam boat, stunning views, gorgeous weather, broken valve and a cracked rear rim. Crafty critters, erm, sandflies by the millions and a fall with gravel rash made this challenging, but fantastic, few days.
Day one : 30/10/10
At 10am we boarded the TSS Earnslaw (98+ year-old steam boat) and se...
Avoided the rain in the rain forest and got sunny views and rolling hills. Met some great Kiwis who took us on a guided tour along a river. Steep hill and wild camping in a church yard. Now a rest day with a massage.
Day one : 25/10/10 (cont.)
As we pulled out the parking lot into the pretty mu...
Who would have thought that it would rain in a RAIN forest? Little riding, wet nights and bad back. We took the bus to make up time and get away from the rain, still manage to view a glacier and get up and personal with the sand files.
Day one : 23/10/10 (cont.)
The Atomic (but not radioactive)...
Late arrival into Christchurch and "Jail" time, earthquake aftershock, very strong head winds and absolutely stunning views. Made these five first days a fantastic start to our stay in New Zealand.
Day one : 19/10/10
Because of our delayed flight we arrived in New Zealand just before 3am. At the...
Steep hills, Deli belly and a lost light, tested us for our touring. But with a good laugh, great ride and guiding from a beginner.
Day one - 08/10/10 :
We met my old flatmate from London in Darling Harbour after his work day was over. Anthony guided us over the Harbour Bridge to his home in nor...
4WD tracks, beautiful beaches, camping, long strait road our first taste of the ever so clean Australian campsites.
Day one - 05/10/10 :
We hired a car, well a 4x4 (sorry world but the cycling we are doing and are going to do, we will make it up).
A simple little ride into down town Melbourne...
Packing for a cycle tour is a major event and somewhat stressful simply because there is always that "what if" and "do I really need that" moment.
Yes you can repack again and again and even do various mini tours to help to sort you out. But I'm sure that even the most seasoned tourer will be carr...
Day 4
After breakfast Alan led us out for 30 odd miles, where we had a very nasty hill to climb, but the views were well worth it. Then we arrived at the Manifold Trail which runs from Waterhouses to Hulme End along eight miles of wonderful cycle track. It is a gentle slope ride up a disused train...
Day 1
We set off from London St. Pancras towards Luton, simply because that would allow us to avoid riding out of London, and also because our friend lives there. Dave then led us out for 25 miles north on quiet and pleasant roads.
Just as it started to drizzle we found a nice pub for a food sto...
On Saturday the 21st we are jumping on a train here in London and head north to Luton. No we are not flying out, we are cycling away to save around 30miles of the worst and not so fun London. It will also give us a good start to the next 235 miles we are planing over the next six days.
This is the...
We got up and ate our left overs, since we ran out of gas yesterday, packed up and left the wonderful campsite. Since the station was only one-two miles away from the campsite we asked the proprietor if there was a little loop we could do to get some miles in our legs plus to kill some time before d...
